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Update from Wirral Council Leader, Cllr Paula Basnett

  • Environment
    Close up of one of the traffic signs installed - it is a black sign with LED lights that will shine if cars are going too quickly to illuminate the 20mph speed limit and the words 'slow down' and a solar panel at the top which powers the sign

    Fewer casualties on roads where 20mph speed limits are in place

    01 July 2025
    01/07/2025
    The report shows an overall reduction in the number of reported collisions in which someone was injured and the number of collisions where someone was killed or seriously injured in the areas covered under phase one of the 20mph programme.
    Read more
  • view of Birkenhead Park with pond

    Give your views on plans to preserve one of Wirral’s most historic sites

    01 July 2025
    01/07/2025
    Do you know where the Balaclava Field is in Wirral? Or Cannon Hill Meadows? Maybe the Night Pasture or the Boothby Ground? These are just a few of the key sites in one of the Borough’s most historic locations.
    Read more
  • image of a young family looking at a laptop with text about the Household Support Fund

    Millions set aside to help Wirral’s most vulnerable residents

    30 June 2025
    30/06/2025
    More than £5 million in ring-fenced grants will be used to help vulnerable residents in Wirral with the cost of food, utilities and other essentials.
    Read more
  • Children and families
    pic of asda colleague with basket of food

    Wirral Families missing out on almost £350,000 of healthy food support

    30 June 2025
    01/07/2025
    The Healthy Start Scheme helps eligible pregnant women and parents of young children buy milk, fruit, vegetables, pulses, and first infant formula, and also provides free vitamins.
    Read more
  • Regeneration
    cgi of new mersey ferry design

    Wirral Council leader welcomes key step in new Mersey ferry build

    30 June 2025
    30/06/2025
    Birkenhead’s Cammell Laird shipyard lowered the funnel of the new Mersey Ferry into place marking completion of the high-tech vessel’s steel superstructure.
    Today Wirral Council’s Leader Cllr Paula Basnett paid tribute to the workers and the world-famous shipyard where the new first Mersey ferry in 60 years is currently being built.
    Read more
  • Communities
    Graphic promoting Liscard PSPO consultation

    Consultation begins on proposed community safety order for Liscard

    30 June 2025
    30/06/2025
    This consultation is to seek people’s views on a proposed PSPO to deter individuals and groups from engaging in the kind of crime and anti-social behaviour that has been blighting the shopping areas around Liscard in recent months.
    Read more
  • Environment
    Blue bags to be used for film and flexible plastics trial

    Thousands of households engaging with trial recycling project

    27 June 2025
    27/06/2025
    In the first two weeks of the films and flexible plastics trial, 4,200 blue bags have been received and have gone through the process of being turned into reusable materials.
    Read more
  • Healthy and independent
    West Kirby Concourse swimming pool ready to reopen

    West Kirby Concourse swimming pool reopening this weekend

    27 June 2025
    27/06/2025
    Wirral swimmers will once again be able to enjoy use of West Kirby Concourse swimming pool as it is set to reopen on Saturday 28 June – following a scheme of repair and improvement works.
    Read more
  • Regeneration
    aerial view of Woodside with Liverpool waterfront opposite

    Investment 'a real show of confidence' in Wirral's maritime industry

    26 June 2025
    26/06/2025
    Wirral’s maritime industry is seeing an upsurge with recent investment and a new Mersey ferry built on the banks of the river.
    Read more
  • Council updates
    Photo of the mayor and mayoress of Wirral and acting chief executive of the Council, Jason Gooding, celebrated achieving the ERS Silver Award with representatives from Wirral's Armed Forces community.

    Wirral Council recognised with Ministry of Defence Award

    26 June 2025
    26/06/2025
    Wirral Council’s support to the Armed Forces community has been recognised as exceptional by the Ministry of Defence.
    Read more
  • Children and families
    Children with parents, carers and grandparents listening to story time from Bluey

    Bluey, Baby Giggles and Brilliant Advice: Start for Life Event a Hit with Families

    26 June 2025
    26/06/2025
    Families from across Wirral came together for an afternoon of fun, learning and laughter at the Start for Life family event, a free drop-in, packed with activities, expert advice and support for anyone raising children aged 0–5.
    Read more
  • Healthy and independent
    laura shared lives

    “I used to get anxiety but I don’t now because I’m so supported.”

    26 June 2025
    26/06/2025
    Laura is thriving thanks to support from Shared Lives.
    Read more
  • Events
    Two photos with the words Art Trail Pics - Seaside Fix overlaid

    Wirral Welcomes the Independents Biennial 2025

    25 June 2025
    25/06/2025
    Some of Wirral’s most beautiful locations and recognisable landmarks are set to host a major festival of contemporary art this summer.
    Read more
  • Events
    poster showing Quinn Patrick as Dame in Sleeping Beauty panto

    Halfway to Christmas and third major star announced for Floral's panto

    25 June 2025
    25/06/2025
    Exactly six months before Santa takes to the skies, the Floral Pavilion is sprinkling a little Christmas magic early with the announcement of a showstopper casting for this year’s pantomime spectacular, Sleeping Beauty.
    Read more
  • A young lady in a grey t shirt and white cap standing next to an art board. She is smiling.

    Looking at life through a different lens

    25 June 2025
    25/06/2025
    Lens is an art exhibition with a difference. It looks at life through the perspective of people with Autism, learning disabilities and their families and professional carers.
    Read more

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  1. Close up of one of the traffic signs installed - it is a black sign with LED lights that will shine if cars are going too quickly to illuminate the 20mph speed limit and the words 'slow down' and a solar panel at the top which powers the sign

    Fewer casualties on roads where 20mph speed limits are in place

    01 July 2025
  2. view of Birkenhead Park with pond

    Give your views on plans to preserve one of Wirral’s most historic sites

    01 July 2025
  3. image of a young family looking at a laptop with text about the Household Support Fund

    Millions set aside to help Wirral’s most vulnerable residents

    30 June 2025
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